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Water Rescue Needed Along CR 444 Friday Hallettsville TRIBUNE-HERALD 145th Year (USPS 640/100), ©2021 Hallettsville Publishing Co. $1.00Wednesday, June 9, 2021 No. 23 Airport, truck routing discussed at the CC meeting CHUCK GRAFE, STAFF WRITER evening. a $100,000 project financed plumber to extend the septic TxDOT does not have any [email protected] At the May 3 meeting, Jim by the Economic Development line. Baker did not appear at truck routes on file for the city. The septic system at Mu- Baker, the curator of the air- Corporation four years ago. Monday’s meeting. In other business, Summers nicipal Airport and the rerout- port, requested the 60x60 foot “We need to find out who The city is still looking for and council member Audrey ing of semis were two of the hangar he leases be hooked up inspected the project and who an alternate truck route for Barrera were named to rep- issues the Hallettsville city to city water/sewer. the contractor was,” Mayor semis heading west on 90-A resent the city as voting del- council discussed at its regu- The septic/water hook up Alice Jo Summers said. that have to make a right turn egates at the Golden Crescent lar monthly meeting Monday was not completed as part of Baker was told to find a at Hallettsville Lumber Co. General Assembly Aug. 21. St. Mary’s Water rescue needed along CR 444 Friday Church picnic BOBBY HORECKA, MANAGING EDITOR [email protected] is Sunday Kathy Holt minces no words when it comes to saying something After a year of not holding about those who came to her aid the annual St. Mary’s Catholic last week along one of the south- Church picnic, due to the CO- ernmost roads in Lavaca County. VID-19 pandemic, the event “I want to thank everyone for will return this Sunday with their speedy response,” Holt said all activities taking place on in a comment posted to one of the the church’s grounds located hundreds of Facebook shares that at 1648 FM 340, west of Hal- the county EMS’s rendition of lettsville. events had already accumulated As in the past, the picnic by Monday afternoon, just three will begin with a celebration short days since the events of that of Mass at 9:15 a.m. and will be fateful Friday unfolded the morn- followed by a day filled with all ing of June 4. types of activities. “I could not have asked for a Starting at 10:30 a.m., the better group of people to assist traditional meal consisting of me in my time of need,” she said. St. Mary’s stew and sausage Strong words indeed, but also with all the trimmings, that succinctly heartfelt. For Holt include German-style potatoes, found herself in place no one green beans, sauerkraut, pick- hopes to be, stranded along the les, bread and dessert, will be very road where she lives. After all, this was her road. She’d driven terms of assessing runoff depths that may served for dine-in or drive-thru It’s a place she no doubt drove it countless times. Sure, things were wet, but breach the road, especially when approached at a cost of $10.00 per plate. hundreds of times before, yet si- what hasn’t been lately? from the bridge side on the north. Beginning at 1 p.m., a live multaneously, it likely looked as It was a decision that quite nearly became Sheriff Micah Harmon and Deputies auction will take place featur- foreign as the face of Mars when an ultimate one. Thompson, Jim Heiman and Ariana Vavrusa ing antiques, handmade quilts, it came to last Friday’s conditions. Lavaca County dispatchers got the call for were the first to arrive at the scene, followed arts and crafts, livestock, home Because last week—following yet help minutes later, sending first responders closely by Lavaca EMS Chief Michael Furrh, decor items, plants and unique another downpour in the wake of from across the county to perform a water assistant chief Tim Decker, and Thomas Bornn arts up for sale. some 20 inches of rain that has rescue when Holt’s sedan was swept away by and Chris Roznovsky in “Medic 1,” the primary A country store will be fallen on Lavaca County over the the floods. Hallettsville ambulance. available throughout the day last few weeks—that road looked One of her neighbors shared with the Lavaca County Emergency Management offering items that include a lot more like a river than a coun- newspaper Monday evening that ever since Coordinator Egon Barthels and rescue crews SEE PICNIC, PAGE 12 try lane. that bridge over Clark’s Creek on CR 444 got from the Yoakum Fire Department were also Had Holt not had a doctor’s replaced a couple years ago, it pushes the on their way as well. appointment to get a needed infu- tributary’s excess water—whenever the creek Where Holt’s car left the road is a good 20 sion that day, she might’ve turned does rise—several feet down the road, away miles from any town. CR 444 starts near the around and headed back to the from the bridge. Ezzell School, but it winds its way southward Crime Stoppers house. With said appointment There, it tends to collect in the gently slop- to the county’s edge, ultimately joining with bearing down, though, she decided ing lane, which the neighbor said makes that U.S. Highway 77 near the Hope Community, needs your help to soldier on. particular patch of road rather deceptive in SEE RESCUE, PAGE 12 Members of the Lavaca County Sher- iff’s Office County’s active COVID cases decreasing sent out a plea to the citizens JIMMY APPELT, STAFF WRITER number of estimated active COVID cases availability is 34 percent and there are 34 everywhere [email protected] based on zip codes in the Lavaca County, lab confirmed COVID-19 patients in TSA-S last week ask- The number of estimated active COVID the DSHS Public Health Region 8 reported hospitals. ing for their cases for Lavaca County has been decreas- three cases in the 77964 (Hallettsville) zip The capacity of COVID-19 patients is help in bringing a known crimi- ing each week with this week’s report code; zero in 77975 (Moulton); one in 77984 7.1 percent with a rolling 7-day average of nal and fugitive to justice. showing six cases. (Shiner); one in 77987 (Sweet Home) and 7.3 percent. Local lawmen are trying to According to the Monday, June 7, Texas one in 77995 (Yoakum, Lavaca County). Comparing COVID active cases, fatali- locate Michael Dewayne Goode, Department of State Health Services On Friday, June 4, Golden Crescent Med- ties, and estimated recoveries to neighbor- a 45-year-old black male who is (DSHS) dashboard report, there have ical Operations Center (GCMOC) reported ing counties on June 6, the Dashboard wanted in connection with two been an estimated 2,427 Lavaca County that in Trauma Service Area - S including reports : felony charges, including aggra- individuals who have recovered since the DeWitt, Calhoun, Victoria, Goliad, Lavaca, •฀DeWitt฀County฀–฀20฀active;฀59฀fatali- vated sexual assault of a child COVID-19 pandemic began 14 months ago. and Jackson counties, hospital capacity ties; 1,851 recoveries. and indecency with a child by The number of COVID fatalities in Lavaca has 482 total staffed beds with 121 total •฀Gonzales฀County฀–฀6฀active;฀57฀fatali- sexual contact. County remains at 76. beds available. ties; 2,682 recoveries. “Please share with your fam- As of Monday, in breaking down the The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) bed SEE COVID, PAGE 12 ily and friends to help us get the word out,” Sheriff Micah Har- mon urged. “We need everyone’s help to locate this individual Flag Day: Honoring our country’s flag and get him off our streets.” If you have any informa- JIMMY APPELT, STAFF WRITER The colors of red, white and blue tion about this wanted fugi- [email protected] that are proudly flown has been tive, please call Lavaca County Since the time when Betsy Ross was asked to sew the inspiration to so many from all Crime Stoppers at (361) 594- it in the Spring of 1776, the United States flag has military personnel who have repre- 3700. become a symbol for our country over the course sented our country to the writing of All tips received are held in of history and is flown proudly each and every day the Pledge of Allegiance and the strict confidence, and tips that by many. National Anthem. lead to Goode’s successful cap- Former president Ronald Reagan once referred In the glorious history of this ture may even be eligible for a to the flag that it stands for freedom, equality, nation, the flag has been at the cash reward. justice and hope. lead of every battle ever fought by Each year, we as Americans honor the flag on a American soldiers. It represents our special day known as“Flag Day”, which is always nation, and those who serve as well held on June 14. as the many who have given their lives for the freedoms we have in These two young Americans proudly show their patriotism displaying Old this country. Glory on the yard in front of their parent’s home. The taller flag was part In 1885, it inspired Civil War of the Flags over Hallettsville project sponsored by the Hallettsville Lions veteran Col. George Balch to write Club. The two young patriots from left are Caroline and Kate Duty and are the first version of the Pledge of lavacacountytoday.com the daughters of Lindsay and Jared Duty.
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